At Throckmorton Theatre’s Spring Conservatory Acting Studio, students learn how to be their most alive and authentic selves onstage. This conservatory nurtures creativity, develops vocal and physical skills, and enhances young actors’ ability to perform and work together as part of the ensemble. Through exercises, scene and monologue work, this ensemble-based acting class is designed to develop imagination, concentration, character, professionalism, and technique. Under the direction of Amy Marie Haven, actors will leave the conservatory with a newly coached audition monologue and scene with partner(s) to be performed at Throckmorton Theatre’s Spring Open Mic Night on May 17, 2018.
Ages: 10-16
Dates & Times: Mondays, February 26 – April 30, 2018 from 4-5:30pm (no class 3/12 and 4/9)
Instructor: Amy Marie Haven
Enrollment: Closed
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Amy Marie Haven has a diverse theatre background focusing on producing, directing, acting, and community building. Based in the Bay Area, she has directed for and acted with many award-winning local companies including: Cal Shakes, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, The Quixote Project, We Players, Alter Theater and Sleepwalkers Theatre. Her international theatre experience includes: Theatre of Heart and Four Larks in Melbourne, Australia, as well as youth street theatre in Tulum, Mexico and educational program creation at San Jeronimo Bilingual School in Cofradia, Honduras. Amy Marie is a co-founder of Tomorrow Youth Repertory in Alameda and has spent the last two years as a full-time faculty member with Oakland School for the Arts’ School of Theatre. She received a Bachelor of Arts from UC Santa Cruz in 2007 where she studied Literature and Theatre. Recently, she directed 23 Elephants’ The Unspeakable Act, a production awarded Best of Fringe 2016, and opened the world premiere of a new adaptation of The Oresteia in Oakland in 2017. Next, she is excited to act with We Players this summer in Caesar Maximus at the Music concourse in San Francisco and to deepen her exploration and service of the new North Bay theatre community she so admires and adores.
